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Luis J. Montaner is affiliated with The Wistar Institute in the United States. Their research spans across immunology and microbiology, with significant work in medicine. Montaner's main fields of study include immunology, virology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics in biomedical research, particularly focused on HIV and immune system function. Main topics investigated include:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods

They have contributed significant publications in various journals. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Cytokine storm and leukocyte changes in mild versus severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: Review of 3939 COVID-19 patients in China and emerging pathogenesis and therapy concepts" (2020), published in Journal of Leukocyte Biology
  • "Tumor-infiltrating mast cells are associated with resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Distinct Populations of Immune-Suppressive Macrophages Differentiate from Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Cancer" (2020), published in Cell Reports
  • "Single-cell multiomics reveals persistence of HIV-1 in expanded cytotoxic T cell clones" (2022), published in Immunity
  • "Recommendations for measuring HIV reservoir size in cure-directed clinical trials" (2020), published in Nature Medicine

Frequent co-authors in Montaner's research include:

  • Karam Mounzer
  • Pablo Tebas
  • Emmanouil Papasavvas
  • Ian Tietjen
  • Joel Cassel

The scientist has published repeatedly in several venues, with the highest number of works appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Journal of Leukocyte Biology
  • AIDS
  • Journal of Natural Products

Best Publications

  • Cytokine storm and leukocyte changes in mild versus severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: Review of 3939 COVID-19 patients in China and emerging pathogenesis and therapy concepts.

    Jin Wang;Mengmeng Jiang;Xin Chen;Luis J. Montaner

  • Quantification of CD4, CCR5, and CXCR4 levels on lymphocyte subsets, dendritic cells, and differentially conditioned monocyte-derived macrophages.

    Benhur Lee;Matthew Sharron;Luis J. Montaner;Drew Weissman

  • Constitutive and induced expression of DC-SIGN on dendritic cell and macrophage subpopulations in situ and in vitro.

    Elizabeth J. Soilleux;Lesley S. Morris;George Leslie;Jihed Chehimi

  • Persistent Decreases in Blood Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Number and Function Despite Effective Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Increased Blood Myeloid Dendritic Cells in HIV-Infected Individuals

    Jihed Chehimi;Donald E. Campbell;Livio Azzoni;Darlene Bacheller

  • Interleukin-13 alters the activation state of murine macrophages in vitro: comparison with interleukin-4 and interferon-gamma.

    Anthony G. Doyle;Georges Herbein;Luis J. Montaner;Adrian J. Minty

  • Sustained Impairment of IFN-γ Secretion in Suppressed HIV-Infected Patients Despite Mature NK Cell Recovery: Evidence for a Defective Reconstitution of Innate Immunity

    Livio Azzoni;Emmanouil Papasavvas;Jihed Chehimi;Jay R. Kostman

  • Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a Monotherapy Results in Suppression of HIV Type 1 Replication and Decreased Cell-Associated HIV DNA Integration

    Livio Azzoni;Andrea S. Foulkes;Emmanouil Papasavvas;Angela M. Mexas

  • Single-cell multiomics reveals persistence of HIV-1 in expanded cytotoxic T cell clones.

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  • Recommendations for analytical antiretroviral treatment interruptions in HIV research trials—report of a consensus meeting

    Boris Julg;Boris Julg;Lynda Dee;Jintanat Ananworanich;Dan H Barouch;Dan H Barouch

  • Type 1 and type 2 cytokine regulation of macrophage endocytosis: differential activation by IL-4/IL-13 as opposed to IFN-gamma or IL-10.

    L. J. Montaner;R. P. Da Silva;Junwei Sun;S. Sutterwala

  • IL-12 Suppression During Experimental Endotoxin Tolerance: Dendritic Cell Loss and Macrophage Hyporesponsiveness

    Maria Wysocka;Susan Robertson;Helge Riemann;Jorge Caamano

  • Tumor-infiltrating mast cells are associated with resistance to anti-PD-1 therapy.

    Rajasekharan Somasundaram;Thomas Connelly;Robin Choi;Hyeree Choi

  • Identification of crucial residues for the antibacterial activity of the proline-rich peptide, pyrrhocoricin.

    Goran Kragol;Ralf Hoffmann;Michael A. Chattergoon;Sandor Lovas

  • Distinct Populations of Immune-Suppressive Macrophages Differentiate from Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Cancer.

    Taekyoung Kwak;Fang Wang;Hui Deng;Thomas Condamine

  • Microarray data on gene modulation by HIV-1 in immune cells: 2000-2006.

    Malavika S. Giri;Malavika S. Giri;Michael Nebozhyn;Louise Showe;Luis J. Montaner

  • Recommendations for measuring HIV reservoir size in cure-directed clinical trials

    Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen;Douglas Richman;Robert F. Siliciano;Michel C. Nussenzweig

  • Antiviral effects of autologous CD4 T cells genetically modified with a conditionally replicating lentiviral vector expressing long antisense to HIV.

    Pablo Tebas;David Stein;Gwendolyn Binder-Scholl;Rithun Mukherjee

  • Inhibition of IL-12 Production in Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages by TNF

    Xiaojing Ma;Junwei Sun;Emmanouil Papasavvas;Helge Riemann

  • Enhancement of the host immune responses in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma by CpG oligodeoxynucleotides and IL-15

    Maria Wysocka;Bernice M. Benoit;Bernice M. Benoit;Sarah Newton;Sarah Newton;Livio Azzoni;Livio Azzoni

  • Enhancement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1—Specific CD4 and CD8 T Cell Responses in Chronically Infected Persons after Temporary Treatment Interruption

    Emmanouil Papasavvas;Gabriel M. Ortiz;Robert Gross;Robert Gross;Junwei Sun

  • The interleukin-12-mediated pathway of immune events is dysfunctional in human immunodeficiency virus-infected individuals.

    Jason D. Marshall;Jihed Chehimi;Giorgia Gri;Jay R. Kostman

  • A Trial of Intrapleural Adenoviral-mediated Interferon-α2b Gene Transfer for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

    Daniel H. Sterman;Andrew Haas;Edmund Moon;Adriana Recio

Frequent Co-Authors

Pablo Tebas
Pablo Tebas University of Pennsylvania
Siamon Gordon
Siamon Gordon University of Oxford
Ian Sanne
Ian Sanne University of the Witwatersrand
Javier Martinez-Picado
Javier Martinez-Picado University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Robert F. Siliciano
Robert F. Siliciano Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David S. Metzger
David S. Metzger University of Pennsylvania
Andrew V. Kossenkov
Andrew V. Kossenkov The Wistar Institute
David B. Weiner
David B. Weiner The Wistar Institute
Louise C. Showe
Louise C. Showe The Wistar Institute
Nicolas Chomont
Nicolas Chomont University of Montreal

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